Omaha daily bee., 1887-03-11
SCHEMES FOR STICKING Up.
The Bluffs Eager For Its Spring Cleaning
and More Attractive Appearance.
YOUNG wHIPPLe FOUND GUILTY.
The River Breaks Up Nicely-How q
Funny Man Snubs the Bluffs
Boatmen Preparing For
Summer Sport.
Improving Appearances. I ~NS,

Improving appearances. l"$sS
The business men along Pearl street,
seeing no immediate prospect of the city
cleaning up that thoroughfare, began
doing the work themselves. That por.
ton of the street in front Of each place
was scrapcd and swept by the occupants,
and the dirt thus piled up was carted
away by the city teams. The cleaning
up makes great change for the better.
In some cities the cleaning of paved
streets is thus done every week, certain
day being set by common consent, on
which day The private citizens clean up
in front of their own places. and the city
carts take the piles away. There should
be some regular system for street clean.
ing, for there is no advertisement which
speaks more for city than clean streets.
"Why don't you punch the folks up
about making a better showing of the
fronts of their stores?' asked one citizen
yesterday you have no idea what II
difference il makes in trade. I've tried it
both ways. Strangers, particularly. when
they strike n city notice right off whether
the stores look sleepy and dul or whether
business looks brisk If tradesmen only
realized how much difference it makes,
they would always have their front win
dows kept clean, their fronts well painted,
their displays of goods attractive"
IL lcll you WORSE SNeaWay ior "
town than dirty windows spoke up
another. That's those cloth signs. 1t
looks just rs If the people themselves did
not expect to remain here permanently,
and that they do not think the town is
gong to keep up its boom. Instead of
spending money advertising the advant-
ages of the city, little of the money
might be put into permanent signs. |
don't like these cloth signs, especially
han sn N,nr nF hn fr.ly, r.
ers notice them very quickly, and have
heard ever SO many speak about them.
Of course there was such a rush when
the boom struck so suddenly that it was
impossible to get signs made fast enough.
Now it seems that they can be gradually
replaced by permanent signs. 1t
doesn't help city to have so many places
rarily, Just as if the folks who are talking
boom so earnestly really wanted to be in
shape to quit at moments notice. 1t
gives bad impression"
What to do with ashes. It's q puzzle to
many. This city has never had any reg
nlar arrangements for garbage and ashes.
There are ordinances enough, but not
enough swll carts. 1t does not do much
good to try to cart such stuff oft in an
ordinance What is needed Is some per-
manent arrangement. Every citizen
should have in the rear of his store or
house place to deposit this stuff, and
then there should be carts going the
rounds regularly taking it away. This
is too much of a cityto follow the old way
of throwing slop, swill, ashes and rubbish
into the alley all during the winter, and
then in the Spring have it all hauled
away.
Another move already started tor bet
tering the appearance of the city Is the
lighting of streets with electric lights. 1t
is proposed to have light hung IN the
middle of each block in the business part
of the city,the expense to be borne by the
business men in the adjacent buildings.
The cost will not exceed 80 cents u
month for individual firms.